And whoever does righteous good deeds, male or female, and is a true believer in the Oneness of Allah (Muslim), such will enter Paradise and not the least injustice, will be done to them. (Al-Quran 4:124)

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“Verily Allah
does not look to your faces and your wealth, but He looks to your heart and to
your deeds.“ (Muslim)

Umar bin
Khattab (RA) relates that Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: “All
deeds depend on intention (i.e. the reward of performance of an act depends on
the intention). Therefore a person, who migrated (with a pure intention) for
the sake of Allah and His Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam), his migration
will then be for Allah and His Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). And if
someone migrated for the sake of the world, or to marry a woman, then his
migration will be for whatever he had intended.” [Bukhari and Muslim]

Meaning of 'Intention'

Whenever
Islamic scholars talk about intentions, they mean one of two things; the action
a person wishes to do, or what a person intends to achieve by doing that
action.

Common Intentions for daily routines

(For all good and
beneficial deeds)

·I am doing
this deed to attain Allah’s pleasure.

·Prophet
(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) has also performed this act, and I am following
his (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) Sunnah.

·By performing
these acts, I want to achieve all those rewards and blessings, which are
mentioned in the Holy Qur’an and traditions of Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi
Wasallam) [irrespective of my knowledge or ignorance about them].

·I am doing
this to practice those Sunnah and supplications which apply to this act/deed.

·I am doing
this deed/act to obey Allah’s command and follow the Sunnah of beloved Prophet
(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) in all aspects of life, whether they belong to
belief, worship, dealings, social life and morals.

·I also make
intention to save myself from sins and time wasting frivolities.

Going to sleep

·I am doing this to practice those pertinent supplications, which
are advised to us by our beloved Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam).

·Whichever aspect of Islam (belief, worship, dealings, manners)
applies to this act, my intention in doing this is to obey the command of
Allah, and to follow the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi
Wasallam).

·I intend to avoid all useless and frivolous things, while doing
this act.

Specific
Intentions:

·I intend to get up for Tahajjud prayers.

·To sleep in accordance to Sunnah is also worship. I intend to
sleep for making one third of my life as worship.

·I intend to perform good deeds the next day (worship, service,
education and invitation to Islam/ Dawah) and to take rest to regain strength
for the same.

·Human body is trust from Allah. I am sleeping to provide the
necessary rest to my body and organs.

Getting up in the morning

[Common Intentions listed above]

Specific Intentions:

·Intention to offer Tahajjud, recitation of the Holy
Qur’an, remembrance of Allah and making Du’a.

·Preparation for Fajr Salah.

·To fulfill my obligations and duties.

·To earn a fair/ Halaal livelihood and earning.

·To thank Allah for having given me a new day of life.

Dressing

·Intention to cover those parts of the body which have been
commanded by Allah and his Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam).

·To protect Allah’s given body from all harmful effects of the
environment, accidents and mishaps.

·To dress up nicely and to look neat for prayers according to the
Islamic etiquette.

·Thank Allah for his abundant blessings of comfortable dress.

·To show due respect to the household members, relatives and
visitors. [Note: Muslim women must observe Hijab from non-Mahram men].

·Intention to wear Islamic dress as a form of ‘silent’ Da’wah to
people of other faiths and a motivation and identity for Muslims.

Ablution (Wudu)/ using restroom

·Intention to remove impurities from my body to keep the body clean
and fresh

·Intention to seek Allah’s love and pleasure, by increasing purity
and cleanliness

·To purify the self from the sins through ablution/Wudu.

·To increase the reward and blessings through ablution, (for
example, recitation of the Holy Qur’an while in the state of Wudu brings
more reward).

·To prepare to attend a gathering of knowledge and Zikr.

·To refresh through ablution and shower for better performance of
virtuous deeds.

·To increase sustenance while in the state of wudu

Leaving home

·Intention to participate in masjid’s or a
gathering of knowledge and Zikr.

·To visit another Muslim.

·To look for opportunities for making charity.

·To safeguard the eyes, and protect the self from all evils and temptations
of the Shaitan.

·To earn Halal livelihood

·To do Da’wah, worship, learning/teaching, community services

Going and entering into the Masjid

·Intention to pray in congregation (27 times reward).

·To learn solution to daily problems and to increase knowledge
about Deen.

·To pray Ishraaq (stay in the masjid after Fajr until
after-sunrise to do Ishraaq prayer) and be in the remembrance
of Allah. (Reward equal to Umrah and Hajj.)

·To join the gathering of pious people, at a place which is the
dearest to Allah.

·To increase the reward of deeds like Zikr and
Qur’an recitation.

·To earn a reward and getting a sin forgiven at every step, while
going to the Masjid.

·To make Du’a between Azan and Iqamah.

·To make Sunnah Du’a and send Salawaat (invoke
blessings) upon the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) when entering
the masjid.

·Intention to hold the self accountable for sins, contemplation on
the Hereafter, and to seek forgiveness.

·To wait for next Salah (the wait-time is rewarded
as worship)

·To do Nafl Aetikaaf

·To meet a scholar and to pray behind him in congregation

·To join the gathering of knowledge and Zikr (earn
special blessings of Allah)

Going to the School or Office

·Intention to acquire new technology, skill and knowledge for
personal benefit and imparting the same to the rest of the humanity and making
them more useful for the society. To discover hidden potential in human mind
for the progress of humanity.

·Prepare for earning Halal income, to fulfil rights of my
dependants and achieve peace of mind for worship.

·Intention to earn Halal income, to spend in charity.

·To create an environment of Deen at work or school where everyone
is motivated to learn and practice Deen, with sound knowledge, accurate mutual
dealings, sincerity and trustworthiness.

·To fulfill the rights of the management and subordinates and thus
indirectly making Dawah by being an example of an ideal Muslim.

Going to the marketplace

·Intention to return home quickly after doing the needful and
getting busy in good deeds and remembrance of Allah.

·Looking after the needs of the poor and beggars (by giving
charity).

·To help poor shopkeepers by buying from their shops.

·To protect eyes from seeing non-Mahram

·To revive Islamic practices related to dealings and trade

·To give Dawah, motivate others to do good and stop from evil.

Eating and drinking

·Intention to thank Allah for His blessings of different kinds of
delicious food.

·To have food and drink with family members, thus increasing love
and affection while eating together.

·To ponder over the blessings of Allah that He has made so many
universal forces and creations to serve mankind

·To teach Islamic etiquette for eating and drinking to children.

·To motivate one towards paradise and good deeds leading to it – by
enjoying a sample of blessings of paradise in this world.

·To prepare to fulfill rights and to perform good deeds (worship,
service, education and invitation to Islam/ Dawah).

·Human body is a trust from Allah. I am eating to provide the
necessary energy and strength to my body and organs.

Visiting and meeting people

·Intention to say the Salam first, and a warm handshake.

·To make a Muslim happy.

·To visit the sick.

·To remember Allah in a gathering of people.

·To visit a scholar or elderly pious person to request for Dua and
advice.

·To look after the needs of Muslims and children of Adam (peace be
upon him).

·To protect eyes from seeing non-Mahram

·To give Dawah, motivate others to do good and stop from evil.

Visiting the sick

[Note: Many intentions listed above also apply
here]

·To visit the sick, say things to comfort him to request for
supplications. To hope to get the Duas of 70,000 angels and to attain gardens
of Paradise.

·To fulfill the needs of the family of the sick person.

·To motivate them by saying virtues/rewards of patience at the time
of difficulty.

Serving the parents

·Intention to obey the command of Allah and His Messenger
(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) with regards to looking after the parents, and
getting all the promised rewards including the Paradise.

·To get the reward of a Hajj and Umrah by looking kindly at
parents.

·To fulfill the rights of kinship to serve a Muslim and elderly
relative.

·To revive Islamic etiquette of social living.

Recitation of the Holy Qur’an

·Intention to get reward of just looking at the Qur’an.

·To memorize the verses of the Holy Qur’an.

·To get reward on each letter, and the rewards associated with each
selected special individual Surah.

·To listen to the Ayat, understand the meaning and translating them
into good actions.

·To achieve peace of heart and the descent of the angels.

·To memorize the Holy Qur’an and use its verses in making Dawah and
teaching.

·To learn what Almighty Allah wants me to do.

·To make several organs (eyes, ears, mouth and hands) busy in the
Zikr of Allah.

Nikah / Marriage

·Intention to achieve purity of heart and piety by leading a
successful married life.

·To protect eyes from looking at non-Mahram

·To raise good children on Islamic values and improve the number as
well as quality of Muslims.

·To have children as a source of Sadaqa-e-Jaariya (continuing
reward) who will be doing Da’wah, worship, learning/teaching, community
services for future generations as well as making Du’a for parents.

·To complete my Deen and to revive Islamic way of living

·To make my home a model of learning institute and place of
remembering Allah.

·To help the spouse become a good Muslim and have a positive
influence on the community by helping in Da’wah, teaching and community
service.

·To have positive influence on in-laws to revive Islamic way of
life.

·To celebrate the marriage ceremony in a very simple manner to
promote simplicity and modesty in the society.

Taleem at home (Teaching and learning Islam)

·Intention to bring complete Deen into my home and community.

·To help the family members increase knowledge of the Holy
Qur’an and Sunnah of our beloved Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam).

·To achieve purity of heart and mind- to protect one from evil
gazes and immorality of outside society.

·To motivate one towards paradise and good deeds leading to it – by
enjoying a sample of blessings of paradise in this world.

Intention of raising the children

·Training, and educating them to be useful to their own selves, to
their parents, relatives, community, the Ummah and the world at large.

·To make them scholars and Haafiz-e-Qur’an and enable them to live
Islam.

·To raise children as a source of Sadaqa-e-Jaariya (continuing
reward) who will be doing Da’wah, worship, learning/teaching, community
services for future generations as well as making Du’a for parents.